Breeding kennel



5 Sheets-Sheet l H. BOLDT BREEDING KENNEL Filed April 14, 1927 Nov. 26, 1929.

Nov. 26, 1929.

H. BOLDT BREEDING KENNEL Filed April 14, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 @WUM Nov. 26, 1929. H, BOLDT 1,737,073

' BREEDING KENNEL Filed April 14, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY BOLDT, OF APPLETON, W'ISCONSIN BREEDING KENNEL Application filed April 14, 1927. Serial No. 183,715.

This invention relates to breeding kennels, Figure is a sectional view through the and is particularly directed to a fox breedsun-room on the line 5 5 of Figure 2; ing kennel. Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line In fox kennels as heretofore constructed, 6--6 of Figure 2;

5 ditliculty has beenexperienced in providing Figure 7 is a View corresponding approXi- 55 a kennel which will Yt'ultill the requirements matel to a section on the line 7--7 of Figure of a large number of breeders who have dii'- 2 wit i, however, the main portions of the ferent weather conditions7 and also different den omitted;

exposures for the kennels. Figure 8 is a sectional view on the line Objects of this invent-ion are to provide 8-8 or Figure 7; V60 a novel forni of kennel which has a den, a ligure 9 is a horizontal sectional View removable nest box, a sun room, and runthrough a corner post of the den. ways so constructed that they may be changed Referring to the drawings, it will be seen end for end, reversed or directed as desired that the kennel comprises three main porby the purchaser so as to exactly suit the tions, namely, a den A, a sun-room B, 65 particular requirements of the individual and a nest box C, as may be seen from purchaser, Figures 1, 2, and 4. The sun-room B is Further objects are to provide a novel joined to the den A by means of a closed form of kennel which is substantially runway 1 which is detachably secured in 2 knocked down in construction and which place by means of angular screw receiving -70 may be readily shipped and easily assembled, clips 2, as shown in Figures 1 and 5. This which is warm, and is formed of multi-ply runway is provided with a sliding door 3 walls with air spaces and with a removable to aid in trapping the animals as desired. nest box carried within the main box, such The sun-room is also provided with a closed kennel also providing for accommodation ot runway 4 which is secured byineans of clips 75 more than one nest box, if desired, and per- 6 detachably to the sun-room and which is initting shitting of the nest box as required. made in sections held by hook-like members Further objects are to provide a kennel 7 so that they may be slid downwardly into in which there is no direct draft, but in which engagement with each other, as shown in 0 a very warm and frost-proof construction Figure 2. Further, it is to be noted that is secured with the addition cfa screened this runway, as shown in Figure 6, is prosun-room provided with storm doors adapted vided with a Sliding door 8 to aid in trapping to be closed without removing the screens the animals as desired. The end ot the runin the event that unusual weather conditions way 4, as shown in Figures 2 and 6, is proobtain. vided with an extension 9 adapted lto rest 85 Further objects are to provide a kennel upon the ground. The parts A and B are with easily detachable runways and with supported by legs, as indicated. doors providing ready access to the several Consider first the sun-room B. This sunparts ot the kennel and also providing for room, as shown in ldetail in Figure 5, consists the trapping of a fox within any desired of the vertical walls provided with rein'ov- 90 port-ion of the kennel. able screen panels 10, a bottom 11, storm doors An embodiment of the invention is shown 12, hinged adjacent the panels and a hinged in the accompanying drawings in which shingled top 13. It is provided with two Figure 1 is a side elevation of the kennel; openings on its rear side towards the den Figure 2 is a plan view with the cover or which receive the runways 1 and 4, as pre- 95 'roof removed from the den; viously described. Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on Under normal conditions, the doors will the line 3 3 of Figure 2; hang down as shown in Figure 1, thus pro,- Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line viding a very airy, sunny room. 1i, how,

4--4 of Figure 2; ever, stormy weather obtains, all ofthe doors 100 may be closed or else certain of the doors may be closed, as needed and held closed in place by means of clips l/l.

It is to be noted particularly that the runways l and l may be interchanged with reterence to the sun-room B so as to ,give the purchaser great flexibility in the arrangement of the different parts jot the apparatus, as required to secure the requisite relative positioning of the parts to suit his particular needs.

Referring now to the den A, it will be seen particularly from' Figures l and 9, that it consists of a bottoin,.side walls, and top, each ot which is constructed ot multi-ply material. For example, the side wall may be considered in detail, as shown in section in Figui 9. They consist ot an outer wall lably ot pine, and an inner wall i6, y ot cedar, with an air space l? between etch walls. Further, t'elt linings 18 are provided on the inner sides the walls l5 and lo. These walls are secured to corner i posts l), recessed, as shown, to receive the opposite ends. These walls. The end walls, top, and bottom, also formed in a similar manner and are tachebly secured to 'the corner posts, and

are dethe .other wallsby any suitable fasteners.

linines oi telt, similar to that previously described. This closure door is held in place by any type ot fastener desired. Y

itis to be noted also that small Ventilating openings 25 are provided adjacent the top ot the kennel and are screened, as indicated Vat Q6.V Cinese Ventilating `openings may be` i closed in lany suitable manner Jround ,necessary, although normally they will be` lett open, heydo not create-a direct draft. in inner nest boi; C is carried within kennel A at either end thereot.` Flor instance, a shown in Figure l-,it is placed ad jacent the lefthandside oi the kennel. A `and co sists -oir a .rectangular box-lilre member having side .walls 27 open at its top and the bottom. The bottom portion of the side carry angle irons 25E-,within which a removable inner nest box 29 rests. Thisl nest box is also provided with a lplasuerboard hn Ving- 30. The inner nest, therefore, is spaced .and end walls ot the nest4 from the side walls box 27,. and also from the bottom of the main boi: or den to provide an additional air space to secure additional protection. against `col-d.

It is provided with a removable top 3l which has a cleat 32 around its margin and spaced inwardly a slight distance. This cleatlits within the outer walls 27 and thus correctly positions the parts. The top 3l is, in reality, formed of two sections lioined together by hinges 33, as shown in Figure 2toprovide access totheinner nest, as needed. Further, one ot the parts of the top is 'provided with screened ventilator 34 which, if desired, may be covered with straw when unusual protection is required.

The nest, as a whole, is removable, and in addition is equipped with an inner removable portion separable from the outer port-ion tor cleaning' or other purposes, ras required. Further, it is to be. noted ythat ,theair space between the inner and outer members ot the nest bof; is also insured by the vertical angle iron 35 (seeFigure E2) carried Iby the outer portion ofthe nest box. Entrance is afforded by means citan opening 36 through one of the outer walls 27 as shown in Figures 7 Vand ,8. This opening` is surrounded by a spacer .37

against which the plaster.board` 30 of the-fl inner nest walls Q9 contacts. Thisopening 36 extends, as shown in Figures? and 8, through the inner wall of the nest bornand Iis preferably rounded at its margin to guard against damage to the animals.

lt is to be noted also that the double wall top, as shown in Figures 3 and ll, is provided v. 'th wooden. shingles 384 and is c properly sloped, similar to thetop .of .the sunfroom.

rthis root or cover is hinged, las.indicated 39 in Figure 3, and may be provided with` a. counterweight l() to `facilitate littingthe cover, `as the cover is relativelylarge.

lt is also preferable to'provide aI transversely extending slanting bar `orstrap mehr. ber {Jr-l V(seeFigiues 2 and 3) within-the kennel which contactswith thevside ot `the nest box and prevents displacement thereof. Further, it will beseenthat this transversely Vextending crawling on top of` ,the nest box. Y

llt is ltoibo noted, particularly that the sunroom B may bepositioned to the right or the lett of the `kennel A .and may communicate with either ot' the passageways thereto, the

passagewaynot in use beingbloclred by the member keeps. the toxesfrom.

member 22, 23, and 24,which'constitute a re- Y movable door.. In addition to this, the runways may be changed to correspond to the n w position of therparts and the outlet runway may extend in either vdirection from the sim-room. ln addition to this, either of the c nings into the sunfroom may be'placed in communication 4with therunway l.

.ltwill be .seent-hat a novelform of breed r ing kennel, primarily adapted` for foxes, has been provided in which vready access-is afforded to all partsthereor ano which Amay l e readily Vcleaned and inspected, asl desired.

Furt ier, it is to be noted particularly that Ithe relative positioning of the sun-room and den and of the runways. In addition to this, the hinged tops provide ready access to either of the two main compartments and the hinged cover or top provides ready access to either end or to the entire area of the nest Further, if desired, a hinged door 42 (see Figure 6) may be provided for the out-let runway, so that an animal hiding in the runway may be readily reached. It will also be noted that if found desirable the closed runway 4 may be connected to the den A at either one of the openings 2O or 22. It is to be understood that the den may be made of suiiicient lengt-h to take two nest boxes, or if desired, to take more. These nest boxes may be held in position by suitable cross pieces, as previously described.

Further than this, in order to provide access from the outside without unduly increasing the weight of the hinged roof, such roof may be made in two or more sections so that the particular part of the kennel desired may have ready access thereto.

It will be seen further that the parts may be shipped in a knocked down condition and be readily assembled by the purchaser.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is in` tended as illustrative rather than limiting as the invention may be variously embodied and as the scope of such invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim:

l. A breeding kennel comprising a multiwalled den, a removable nest box therefor and a transversely extending bar in the den for positioning said nest box and for keeping the animals from climbing upon the nest box.

2. A breeding kennel comprising a multiwalled den having air spaces between the walls, and a removable nest box having double walls provided with air spaces, said nest box consisting of an outer nest box open top and bottom,l an inner nest box removably held within said outer nest box and supported in spaced relation thereto, and a movable cover for said nest box.

3. A kennel comprising a den, a removable nest box located within said den and adapted to be shifted therein as desired, a sun-room, a runway detachably joining either end of said den with either end of said sun-room, and an outlet runway detachably connected to said .sun-room or den and adapted to project therefrom in any one of directions.

A kennel comprising a den, a removable several nest box located within said den and adapted to be shifted therein as desired, a sun-room, a runway detachably joining either end of said den with either end of said sun-room, and an outlet runway detachably connected to said sun-room or den and adapted to project therefrom in any one of several directions, said runways having sliding doors therein, said den having a transversely extending interiorly located strap for pos'itioning said nest box and for keeping animals from climbing upon said nest box.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Appleton, in the county of Outagamie and State of VVisconsin.

HENRY BOLDT. 

